Dire Wolf is a software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder. It can be used stand-alone to observe APRS traffic, as a tracker, digipeater, APRStt gateway, or Internet Gateway (IGate). For more information, look at the bottom 1/4 of this page and in https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/blob/dev/doc/README.md
The APRS Documentation Project: APRS Protocol Specification 1.2, Understanding APRS Packets, How to Get Started in APRS, The Best APRS Presentations, etc.
